The Russian Army Is Facing a Shortage of Infantry: Biletsky Explained the Situation
Over the past year, the Russian army has faced a shortage of infantry. Biletsky made this statement, noting that despite the shortage of personnel, the situation in the Russian army is better than that in the Ukrainian forces.
“They (the Russians—ed.) are definitely better off with their infantry than we are; that’s a fact. At the same time, we can certainly say that over the past year, a shortage of infantry has, in fact, emerged among the Russians as well,” said Biletsky.
In his view, simply increasing troop numbers will not solve the Russian army’s problems, since modern warfare depends to a large extent on the intelligence-fire loop. This primarily involves reconnaissance and strikes using unmanned aerial vehicles and sensors.
“In other words, the Russians will have more infantry—and more ‘two-hundreds.’ But mobilization will certainly bring some complications,” noted the commander of the Third Corps.
At the same time, he noted that “mobilization does not involve contract soldiers; consequently, the ‘two-hundreds’ among the mobilized will lead to significant social tension in Russia.”
Brigadier General Andriy Biletsky, commander of the Third Army Corps, made these remarks on television, according to Ukrinform.
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